In Japan, the patient demands from the doctor millions for a failed affair
In Japan, a patient filed a lawsuit against a doctor who hid his marriage, and after the birth of the child disappeared.
A young mother decided to prosecute the father of her child, who turned out to be married. According to the publication Tokyo Reporter, in 2023 between the doctor and his patient began a romantic relationship. The man assured her that he was free, but after the news of the pregnancy he admitted that he was officially married, promising to file a divorce soon.
According to the plaintiff, the trouble did not end there. During childbearing, she was allegedly physically abused by her lover, and after the birth of the baby, the father simply fled, leaving the mother and baby without support.
Now the deceived woman intends to get justice in the courtroom. The amount of the claim is 22 million yen (equivalent to about 11.5 million rubles). The legal basis for the payment of compensation was the violation of the so-called “right to chastity”.
This is a specific term of Japanese legal practice, which obliges a person to honestly report their real marital status before starting an intimate relationship. Local courts quite often side with victims in such cases, recognizing the concealment of the fact of the presence of a spouse as a serious offense that causes deep moral damage.
